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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(Each question carries 2 marks)

1. What is the solution to the equation 5x−3=2x+95x - 3 = 2x + 95x−3=2x+9?


o a) 4
o b) 3
o c) 6
o d) 5
2. If 2(y+3)=8−y2(y + 3) = 8 - y2(y+3)=8−y, then yyy is:
o a) 0
o b) 1
o c) -1
o d) 2
3. If 7p+4=3(p+6)7p + 4 = 3(p + 6)7p+4=3(p+6), find the value of ppp.
o a) 5
o b) -3
o c) 4
o d) 6

Section B: Short Answer Questions

(Each question carries 3 marks)

4. Solve the equation 3(x−2)+5=2(x+1)+73(x - 2) + 5 = 2(x + 1) + 73(x−2)+5=2(x+1)+7.


5. If 4n−5=3n+24n - 5 = 3n + 24n−5=3n+2, find the value of nnn.
6. Find the value of mmm if 2(3m+5)=5(m−2)+62(3m + 5) = 5(m - 2) +
62(3m+5)=5(m−2)+6.

Section C: Long Answer Questions

(Each question carries 4 marks)

7. Solve the equation 5(x−3)−2(2x+1)=4(x−1)−35(x - 3) - 2(2x + 1) = 4(x - 1) -


35(x−3)−2(2x+1)=4(x−1)−3 and check the solution.
8. A number when added to its half gives 30. Find the number.
9. The sum of three consecutive integers is 21. Find the integers.

Section D: Very Long Answer Questions

(Each question carries 5 marks)

10. Ravi is twice as old as his sister. Five years ago, the sum of their ages was 25 years. Find
their present ages.
11. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 60 meters. If the length of the field is 5 meters
more than its breadth, find the dimensions of the field.
12. A car rental company charges a flat fee of ₹150 plus ₹20 per kilometer. If the total bill
for a ride is ₹450, how many kilometers did the car travel?

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(Each question carries 2 marks)

1. What is the solution for xxx and yyy in the equations x+y=7x + y = 7x+y=7 and x−y=1x
- y = 1x−y=1?
o a) x=4,y=3x = 4, y = 3x=4,y=3
o b) x=3,y=4x = 3, y = 4x=3,y=4
o c) x=2,y=5x = 2, y = 5x=2,y=5
o d) x=5,y=2x = 5, y = 2x=5,y=2
2. Solve for xxx and yyy: 2x+3y=122x + 3y = 122x+3y=12 and x−y=1x - y = 1x−y=1.
o a) x=3,y=2x = 3, y = 2x=3,y=2
o b) x=2,y=3x = 2, y = 3x=2,y=3
o c) x=4,y=2x = 4, y = 2x=4,y=2
o d) x=5,y=1x = 5, y = 1x=5,y=1
3. If 4x+y=104x + y = 104x+y=10 and 2x−y=42x - y = 42x−y=4, then the values of xxx and
yyy are:
o a) x=2,y=2x = 2, y = 2x=2,y=2
o b) x=3,y=2x = 3, y = 2x=3,y=2
o c) x=2,y=4x = 2, y = 4x=2,y=4
o d) x=4,y=1x = 4, y = 1x=4,y=1

Section B: Short Answer Questions

(Each question carries 3 marks)

4. Solve the system of equations:

3x+2y=123x + 2y = 12 3x+2y=12 x−y=1x - y = 1 x−y=1

5. Find the values of xxx and yyy if:

x+3y=8x + 3y = 8 x+3y=8 2x−y=42x - y = 4 2x−y=4

6. Solve for xxx and yyy:

5x−4y=35x - 4y = 3 5x−4y=3 3x+2y=113x + 2y = 11 3x+2y=11

Section C: Long Answer Questions

(Each question carries 4 marks)


7. A total of ₹120 is distributed among two friends such that one friend receives ₹10 more
than the other. Find the amount received by each friend.
8. The sum of two numbers is 30, and one number is twice the other. Find the numbers
using a system of equations.
9. Solve the equations:

x+y=10x + y = 10 x+y=10 2x−3y=−12x - 3y = -1 2x−3y=−1

Section D: Very Long Answer Questions

(Each question carries 5 marks)

10. A rectangular garden has a length that is 5 meters more than twice its width. If the
perimeter of the garden is 50 meters, find the length and width of the garden.
11. The sum of the ages of two siblings is 18 years. Five years ago, the elder sibling was
three times as old as the younger one. Find their current ages.
12. A boat travels 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. It takes 13 hours to
travel 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water
and the speed of the current.

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